47 pages • 1 hour read
Phil KlayRedeployment
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Story 1: “Redeployment”
Story 2: “Frago”
Story 3: “After Action Report”
Story 4: “Bodies”
Story 5: “OIF”
Story 6: “Money As a Weapons System”
Story 7: “In Vietnam They Had Whores”
Story 8: “Prayer in the Furnace”
Story 9: “Psychological Operations”
Story 10: “War Stories”
Story 11: “Unless It’s a Sucking Chest Wound”
Story 12: “Ten Kliks South”
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
Essay Topics
1.
What is the connection between the book’s title and the stories within?
2.
Why does the narrator of “Bodies” keep the rock he finds in the dead Marine’s hand?
3.
Why do you believe the author chose to write a book of short stories instead of a novel? Do you believe a novel would have worked as well? Why or why not?
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